220 gallon tank build

[Tonyscoots84]

Eventually you wont see it but until you dont, i vote black and always will

 

[albano]

Why paint it... Get a 'film' from LFS that is blue on 1 side/black on the other, so you can judge which you like better, and it can be removed easily.
If you must paint... BLUE is the best choice... If anyone says anything different, please report them to me !

 

[Tonyscoots84]

good luck with that one alfie .... :lol2:

 

[Montaquelaveist]

Why paint it... Get a 'film' from LFS that is blue on 1 side/black on the other, so you can judge which you like better, and it can be removed easily.
If you must paint... BLUE is the best choice... If anyone says anything different, please report them to me !

i guess I'm gonna have to report myself cause I'm going with black but since were on the topic of colors for tanks my next question is for my substrate my choices are FIJI PINK or HAWAIIAN BLACK and I'm not doing a deep sand bed this time around maybe about a 1/4 inch just to cover the bottom

 

[Tonyscoots84]

Go with fiji pink

 

[Montaquelaveist]

ok guys this thing is coming together but i need a little help from the peanut gallery lol lol whats the best way to flush my chiller out i noticed the other day when i turned it off and then back on a lot of gunk came out into the tank so while the weather is cold i would like to flush this out and get all that gunk and debri out of the system before hooking it back up

 

[lnevo]

Run it separate with water and vinegar solution for a while. Do it a few times till it runs clean.

 

[edd]

Run it separate with water and vinegar solution for a while. Do it a few times till it runs clean.

or fill it with 50/50 water and bleach, let it sit for 20 min then flush with water.
i find that bleach removes that crud better than vinegar, although vinegar is less corrosive.

 

[Montaquelaveist]

thnx guys will try the vinegar first wanna be gentle since its the chiller don't want to mess with the coil inside

 

[turbotone]

tagging along.. love to see build threads and how people go about it.. nice tank size by the way

 

[Montaquelaveist]

tagging along.. love to see build threads and how people go about it.. nice tank size by the way

Thanks

 

[Montaquelaveist]

Okay guys here is where I need some help I want to make a mixing/refil bucket for my system so basically I want to design something to mix the salt in a bucket and then when ready to do a water change be able to run that water to the tank via my manifold thanks for any advice I've seen some setups with two buckets but I only need one because my RO/DI unit is in the basement so it's mainly gonna be just to mix the salt in the bucket and the. Hold it there until the water changes thanks again

 

[Montaquelaveist]

Okay so i just got my two of the three upgraded MP40w ES controllers i love these things easy to switch out less bright and they even have an auto dim mode which turns off the led's after a set amount of time of not being used which i love and the auto tune for the wave is crazy can't wait to get the third one and use the Ecosmart settings for nutrient transport moving in the right direction next update electrical

 

[Sandyp1]

Look at this site plasticmart.com

I bought a 40 gallon container from them, hooked up a valve at the bottom to a pump then to a fitting for a hose that I ca screw on and off . When I want to pump water to my tank, I open the valve, turn the pump on, and send the water to my tank.
They have all different sizes and shapes. I keep a small pump inside the container to keep the water swirling and to mix the salt along with a heater to keep it at 78 degrees. I also bought a 20 gallon to hold RO water. My RO unit is hooked up to both with float valves in side the containers too.

 

[Montaquelaveist]

okay guys i know I've been a little quiet had to work on my house so here is the last part of my filtration for my soon to be ultra clean 220 sps tank lol lol lol these two things are going right before the return to the tank the first one is 7lbs. of carbon ( which i will be using two big bags of chemi pure unless someone has a carbon that is better than that ) the second is a 25micron pleated filter with a carbon core not sure what i will place there maybe nothing or maybe some purigen

 

[duromega]

Why paint it... Get a 'film' from LFS that is blue on 1 side/black on the other, so you can judge which you like better, and it can be removed easily.
If you must paint... BLUE is the best choice... If anyone says anything different, please report them to me !

1+
blue even if you use a "film"

 

[Montaquelaveist]

Okay sorry it took long but here is the final filtration unit for my 220 gal reef upgrade this will go after the output from the sump to get my tank xtra sparkling the first chamber is pure carbon the second is a 25micron pleated filter core